Dish-Type Recipe Index

Vegetable and mushroom dishes

These recipes are grouped as vegetable and mushroom dishes because their ingredients, cooking method, or restaurant-menu role fit this dish family.

About vegetable and mushroom dishes

Leafy greens, broccoli, mushrooms, eggplant, cabbage, bean sprouts, potatoes, and vegetable stir-fries.

Recipes in this section: 36.

Vegetable and mushroom dishes

Bean Curd with Chinese Mushrooms

Tofu dish · Serves 3–4 · 35 minutes

Bean Curd with Chinese Mushrooms recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Beef with Chinese Broccoli

Stir-fry · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

Beef with Chinese Broccoli recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Beef with Tomato

Stir-fry · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

Beef with Tomato recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Bitter Melon Stir-Fry

Stir-fry · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

Bitter Melon Stir-Fry recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Braised Wheat Gluten with Mushrooms

Vegetarian · Serves 3–4 · 35 minutes

Braised Wheat Gluten with Mushrooms recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Cantonese Turnip Cake

Cantonese dim sum · Makes 1 loaf · 1.5 hours plus cooling

A Cantonese turnip cake recipe with daikon, rice flour, Chinese sausage or mushrooms, steaming, pan-frying, and dim sum notes.

Chinese Cabbage with Dried Shrimp

Vegetable dish · Serves 3–4 · 25 minutes

Chinese Cabbage with Dried Shrimp recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Chinese Restaurant Chow Mein

Noodle or vegetable dish · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

Chinese Restaurant Chow Mein recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Chinese Restaurant Vegetable Soup

Soup · Serves 3–4 · 25 minutes

Chinese Restaurant Vegetable Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Choy Sum with Oyster Sauce

Vegetable dish · Serves 2–3 · 15 minutes

Choy Sum with Oyster Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Cold Cucumber Salad

Cold dish · Serves 2–4 · 15 minutes

A Chinese cold cucumber salad recipe with garlic, vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, and chile oil, plus dietary substitutions.

Cold Wood Ear Mushroom Salad

Cold dish · Serves 2–3 · 20 minutes

Cold Wood Ear Mushroom Salad recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Dry-Fried Green Beans

Sichuan-inspired · Serves 3–4 · 25 minutes

A dry-fried green beans recipe explaining Sichuan-style dry-frying and menu literacy.

Fish-Fragrant Eggplant

Sichuan · Serves 3–4 · 35 minutes

A Sichuan fish-fragrant eggplant recipe with garlic, ginger, pickled chile, vinegar, sugar, and soy sauce.

Garlic Greens

Vegetable · Serves 2–4 · 15 minutes

A simple Chinese garlic greens recipe with bok choy, choy sum, Chinese broccoli, pea shoots, or other greens.

Hakka Lei Cha Rice

Hakka · Serves 3–4 · 50 minutes

A Hakka lei cha rice recipe with tea-herb broth, rice, greens, tofu, peanuts, and menu-literacy notes.

Hunan Smoked Pork with Peppers

Hunan · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

A Hunan smoked pork with peppers recipe using bacon or smoked pork, chiles, garlic, fermented black beans, and menu-literacy notes.

Ipoh Bean Sprouts

Vegetable dish · Serves 2–3 · 15 minutes

Ipoh Bean Sprouts recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Lotus Root Pork Rib Soup

Cantonese · Serves 4 · 2 hours

Lotus Root Pork Rib Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Mock Duck with Vegetables

Vegetarian dish · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

Mock Duck with Vegetables recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Salted Fish Eggplant Clay Pot

Clay pot dish · Serves 3–4 · 40 minutes

Salted Fish Eggplant Clay Pot recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Sauteed Chinese Vegetables

Vegetable dish · Serves 2–3 · 20 minutes

Sauteed Chinese Vegetables recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Sauteed Spinach with Garlic

Vegetable dish · Serves 2–3 · 15 minutes

Sauteed Spinach with Garlic recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Snow Peas with Chicken, Beef, or Shrimp

Stir-fry · Serves 3–4 · 25 minutes

Snow Peas with Chicken, Beef, or Shrimp recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Tiger Skin Peppers

Sichuan · Serves 2–3 · 20 minutes

Tiger Skin Peppers recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Tomato and Bean Curd Soup

Soup · Serves 3–4 · 25 minutes

Tomato and Bean Curd Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Tomato Egg

Home-style · Serves 2–3 · 20 minutes

A Chinese tomato egg recipe for a simple home-style dish with eggs, tomatoes, scallions, and rice.

Vegetable Dumplings

Vegetarian · Makes 30 · 1 hour

A Chinese vegetable dumplings recipe with cabbage, mushrooms, tofu, scallions, wrappers, and dietary adaptation notes.

Yunnan Mushroom Stir-Fry

Yunnan · Serves 3–4 · 25 minutes

A Yunnan mushroom stir-fry recipe with mixed mushrooms, garlic, herbs, chiles, and menu-literacy notes.